Germany-based ColorGATE Digital Output Solutions GmbH and ColorInLab Color Consulting of Spain announces a strategic partnership for the development, distribution and service of color management solutions targeting industrial printing markets.

ColorGATE is an international provider of RIP software and other printer driver technology. Both ColorGATE and ColorInLab have proven track records of delivering outstanding solutions and services to the ever-evolving market of digital printing applications. For the last 3 years both companies have collaborated to developed solutions which target the growing market of digital ceramics printing. Latest developments of the partnership include the Ceramic Productionserver, a workflow and color management system targeting producers of ceramic wall and floor tiles; as well as the recently announced Rapid Spectro Cube (RSC), a new color measurement approach that allows measuring colors from a variety of complex substrates which are challenging to measure with a conventional graphic arts spectrophotometer.

ColorGATE and ColorInLab are now announcing plans to expand their efforts to develop complete workflow solutions for various industrial printing segments. One target will be an automated process from the design through to the production of digitally decorated goods such as ceramics, decorated surfaces, textiles, wallpapers and packaging.

The companies say they’ve been recently selected to receive significant funding for their development activities.